Sign holder for parking meters



y 1953 M. J. EZZY ETAL 2,639,527

SIGN HOLDER FOR PARKING METERS Filed Aug. 15, 1950 K I mull ad Maran J.E 22y Edward f. Bannan INVENTORS" Patented May 26, 1953 SIGN HOLDER FORPARKING METERS Maron J. Ezzy and Edward F. Bannon, Machias, MaineApplication August 15, 1950, Serial No. 179,588

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to improvements in attachments for parkingmeters.

It is the prime object of the present invention to provide an improvedattachment for parking meters for displaying advertising material, theattachment being such as to conform to the lines of the parking meterand display through transparent panels advertising material of anysuitable type.

Another object of this invention is to improve the construction of suchan attachment for a parking meter, the improvements residing in thespecific structure involved in the manufacture of the device. I

Ancillary objects. and features of importance will become apparent infollowing the description of the illustrated form of the invention.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective View of a parking meter having theattachment secured thereto;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 ofFigure 1 and in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 33 ofFigure 2 and in the direction of the arrows;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantiallyon the line 4--4 ofFigure 3 and in the direction of the arrows; and,

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5 ofFigure 3 and in the direction of the arrows.

The instant invention deals with an attachment for a parking meter ofstandard description. In the drawings, there is a typical parking metergenerally indicated at Ill, although there are other standard makes. Theparking meter ID has a curved upper wall 12 and the advertising casegenerally indicated at [4 is provided with a base wall It so designed asto conform to the general curvature of the upper wall l2 of the parkingmeter Ill. This provides for a proper fit both insofar as appearance isconcerned and insofar as making a proper attachment of the case I4 withthe parking meter ii].

The case M includes a pair of sides 18 and 20, the side l8 beingprovided with a pair of inwardly extending flanges 2i and 22, while theside 28 is provided with inwardly extending flanges 24 and 25. Theseflanges act as holders for the transparent panels 26 and 28, thesepanels being glass or other transparent material.

The lower wall iii of the case M has the upwardly extending flanges 30and 3| integral with 2 opposite edges thereof, the flanges 3| and 32being similar to the first mentioned flanges in construction andfunction.

The transparent panels are inserted through the open top of the casebehind the flanges of the sides I 8 and 20. Spacers 36 and 38 aredisposed between the flanges 2| and 22, while spacers 40 and 42 aredisposed between the flanges 24 and 25. The spacers may be made of anysuitable material, such as felt, the selection of material being suchthat there is proper cushioning for the transparent panels 26 and 28because the spacers bear against the transparent panels near oppositeedges thereof.

A vertical partition 44 extends between the sides l8 and 29 and isdisposed between the pairs of spacers located within the case.

Inasmuch as the case is provided with compartments or pockets to holdthe advertising material, for example, that which is applied on thesheets 48 and 50, and these pockets are defined mainly by thetransparent panels and the vertical partition 44, the pockets openupwardly to be closed by the cover or plate 54. This plate 54 has a pairof downwardly extending flanges 56 and 58 along the edges thereof and ishinged as at 5.9 at one end thereof to the upper edge of one of thesides of the case. The function of the flanges 5B and 5B is to assist inholding the transparent panels assembled in the device. When the coveror plate 54 is swung upwardly to open position as suggested in brokenlines in Figure 3 of the drawing, the upper edges 60 and 62 of thesheets 50 and 48, respectively, are exposed.

A latch 61 is secured to one of the sides of the case for exterioroperation and is operatively and releasably connected with the latchkeeper 68 which is secured to the plate 54, thereby holding the closureplate 54 tightly in place.

There is provided a means for holding the case M on the parking meterID. The preferable means consists of the brackets 10 and 12 which areextensions of the sides [8 and 2c. The device is made of such size as toprovide for a snug fit of the brackets 12 against the side walls of theparking meter and the brackets are held in place by fastening elements,for example, the screws 14 which pass through openings in the bracketsand tapped holes in the parking meter.

In instances wherein a different standard make parking meter has thearvertising case M disposed thereon, a slight modification in the meansof holding it in place may be desirable or necessary, for example, thebrackets 10 and 12 may be made longer or located in a slightly difierentplace.

Having described the claimed as new is:

A sign holder of the character described comprising, a case for mountingon a parking meter, said case being open at its front, rear and top andcomprising side walls, a vertical partition extending between said sidewalls and an arcuate bottom extending between the side walls and adaptedto seat on top of the meter, said side walls terminating in aperturedlower end portions depending below the bottom for receiving the metertherebetween for attachment thereto, removable transparent panelsslidably inserted in the case on opposite sides of the partition andspaced therefrom for defining, in conjunction therewith, a pair ofcompartments for the reception of advertising matter, an arcuate coverhaving one end hingedly connected to the upper end of one of the sidewalls, means for releasably invention, what is locking the free end ofsaid cover to the upper end portion of the other side wall, inturnedmarginal retaining flanges for the transparent panels on the side walls,the bottom and the cover, and resilient spacing strips in thecompartments between the transparent panels and the partition andadapted to receive the advertising matter therebetween.

' MARON, J. EZZY.

EDWARD F. BANNON.

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